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US6576327B1
US6576327B1 US09/529,281 US52928100A US6576327B1 US 6576327 B1 US6576327 B1 US 6576327B1 US 52928100 A US52928100 A US 52928100A US 6576327 B1 US6576327 B1 US 6576327B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J29/36—Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting
    • B41J29/367—Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting sheet media carrying a pigmented transferable correction layer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J31/09—Ink ribbons characterised by areas carrying media for obliteration or removal of typing errors
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J133/00—Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereof; Adhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
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    • C09J133/06—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J7/00—Adhesives in the form of films or foils
    • C09J7/20—Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by their carriers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
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    • Y10T428/2486—Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential with outer strippable or release layer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to a multilayer flexible transfer tape comprising a backing and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, at least one binder-containing pigmented transfer layer being present between the backing and the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive and showing greater adhesion to the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive than to the backing.
  • a transfer tape of the type described above is known, for example, from DE 196 17 850 C1.
  • This document describes a transfer tape in which a pigmented, particularly white-pigmented, transfer layer, then another pigmented transfer layer containing a non-white pigment and finally the layer of contact adhesive are arranged on a conventional backing.
  • This tape is particularly effective in covering the transfer layer without any significant loss of “whiteness”.
  • the known tape is advantageously used in roll form in hand-held “rollers” so that the transfer layer can be applied simply, quickly and uniformly to a substrate in order to cover printing/typing errors in texts or drawings so that corrections may be made.
  • the transfer layer applied can then be written on, for example with a fountain pen or ball-point pen. In some cases, it has been found in connection with such corrections that the dyes in the lettering covered by the tape migrate to the surface of the covering layer applied, particularly under the influence of moisture, so that the covered letting can be seen again.
  • the problem addressed by the present invention was to further develop the transfer tape mentioned at the beginning in such a way that the “strike-through” of covered lettering would be eliminated without any adverse effect on the desirable properties, particularly the covering power of the transfer layer.
  • the solution to this problem is characterized in that the transfer tape comprises two binder-containing pigmented transfer layers, one of the pigmented transfer layers being cationic and the other pigmented transfer layer being anionic.
  • the two transfer layers have a thickness of about 5 to 25 g/m 2 and a total thickness of about 15 to 30 g/m 2 .
  • the separate adhesive layer preferably has a thickness of about 1 to 5 g/m 2 and more preferably in the range from about 2 to 4 g/m 2 .
  • Particularly good effects are obtained if a fine-particle metal powder, more particularly fine-particle aluminium, is present in the anionic transfer layer and/or in the adhesive layer.
  • the fine-particle metal powder is preferably present in the form of platelets.
  • the platelet-like aluminium particles advantageously have a thickness of about 3 to 10 ⁇ m and a diameter of about 4 to 17 ⁇ m.
  • the quantity of fine-particle metal powder used is between about 0.1 and 3.5% by weight, based on the particular dry layer. Particularly favorable effects are obtained if the anionic transfer layer is located between the cationic transfer layer and the adhesive layer. If the fine-particle metal powder is present in the adhesive layer, the sequence of the anionic and cationic transfer layers is of no relevance. In individual cases, it is of particular advantage if, as seen from the backing, the cationic transfer layer is applied first, followed by an adhesive, anionic transfer layer with no further layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the adhesive anionic transfer layer in particular containing fine-particle metal, more particularly fine-particle aluminium.
  • the transfer tape comprises a cationic and additionally an anionic transfer layer.
  • anionic and cationic will readily be understood by the expert.
  • the transfer layers are preferably prepared using binder dispersions, i.e. dispersions containing solid small polymer particles, more particularly in aqueous form.
  • cationic and anionic aqueous dispersions may be used, for example cationic aqueous dispersions commercially obtainable as Acronal®) 280 KD (from BASF AG), Butonal® LS 170 K (from BASF AG), Jagotex® AL 2463 (from Jäger), cationic solutions obtainable, for example, as Worleecryl® (cationic pure acrylate solution, clear to slightly milky solution, on the one hand 25% in water (7712 W) and on the other hand 40% in water/isopropanol (40:20) (7712), pH value 5 in either case) (from Worlee Chemie GmbH, Hamburg) and anionic aqueous dispersions obtainable as Acronal® S 725 and S 726 (butyl acrylate/styrene copolymer) (from BASF AG), as Acronal® V 205 (from BASF AG), as Styrofan® D 422 and Propiofan® 6D (from BASF AG).
  • anionic surfactants a carboxyl group (—COO ⁇ ) are used as stabilizers in the emulsion polymerization. These groups face outwards from the dispersed polymer particles.
  • cationic surfactants which almost without exception contain a quaternary ammonium ion (—N + (R 3 )) as hydrophilic group are used in the emulsion polymerization process. This information is all the expert needs to choose suitable commercially available ionic aqueous dispersions for achieving the objects of the invention. Reference is made in this connection to Dr. H.
  • aqueous dispersions and solutions are preferably used in the production of the transfer layers to be formed in accordance with the invention.
  • the above list of aqueous dispersions/solutions is by no means complete and, in particular, is not limiting in regard to their choice.
  • other binders may also be used, especially since the essence of the invention does not lie in the type of binder used, but solely in the cationic or anionic character of the transfer layer.
  • the concentration of the binder in the dispersion is not critical. As a rough guide, it may be between about 25 and 70% by weight and is preferably between about 40 and 60% by weight.
  • the aqueous dispersion for forming the transfer layers is applied to the backing in a quantity of preferably about 15 to 35 g/m 2 (dry weight) and more preferably about 18 to 25 g/m 2 , this quantity representing the total quantity of both transfer layers, i.e. the cationic and anonic transfer layer.
  • Typical additives for example foam inhibitors, wetting agents and the like, may be used in the production of the various layers.
  • the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive may consist of commercially available pressure-sensitive adhesives, for example the Freihoff-Dispersion VP 859/6.
  • the above-described materials of the individual layers of the transfer tape according to the invention generally satisfy the basic requirement that the adhesive tension between the backing and the transfer layers mentioned is lower than between the transfer layers and the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (cf. DE 196 17 850 C1).
  • the invention may be explained as follows: most of the dyes in writing fluids are synthetic dyes based on aromatic or heterocyclic compounds.
  • the dyes are either ionic (for example all water-soluble dyes) and nonionic compounds (for example dispersions dyes).
  • ionic dyes there are anionic and cationic types.
  • the anionic dyes have a negatively charged dye ion while the cationic dyes have a positively charged dye ion so that, previously, a distinction was generally drawn between acidic and basic dyes. It has been found that, irrespective of the particular type of lettering, i.e.
  • the present invention in the covering of a writing/printing error for example—enables the troublesome migration of the dyes through the covering layer to be eliminated.
  • the cationic transfer layer of the transfer tape according to the invention blocks any migration.
  • this blocking effect is developed by the anionic covering layer (cationic dye binds to the anionic layer, etc.).
  • the dye does not migrate through the polymer itself, but through microvoids present in the transfer layer. If the dye migrates through those voids, it automatically comes into contact with the active and outwardly directed parts of the surfactants present on the surface of the polymer particles and is arrested by corresponding interaction.
  • Aqueous acrylate solution (25% in 35.0 parts by weight water/Worleécryl ® 7712 W (Worleé Chemie GmbH, Hamburg) Water 15.3 parts by weight Alkylammonium salt of polycarboxylic acids 1.0 part by weight (Lactimon ® WS, Byk Chemie GmbH) Defoamer (hydrophilic silicone-like components 0.2 part by weight in mineral oil) (Byk ® 034) Amorphous silica (Syloid ® 244, Grace, USA) 5.0 parts by weight Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 43.5 parts by weight Kemira, Finland) 100.0 parts by weight
  • Aqueous copolymer dispersion of n-butyl acrylate 36.0 parts by weight and styrene (45%) (Acronal ® S 725, BASF AG)
  • Aqueous carboxyfunctional acrylate copolymer 4.0 parts by weight (69%) (Acronal ® V 205, BASF AG)
  • Aqueous polyvinyl propionate (50%) 1.0 part by weight (Propiofan ® 6 D, BASF AG)
  • Mixture of fatty acid, polyglycol derivatives and 1.0 part by weight hydrocarbons (Dehydran ® 1227) Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 50.0 parts by
  • Aqueous acrylate dispersion (50%) (Freihoff- 65.0 parts by weight Dispersion VP 859/6, Freihoff-Chemie) 25% aqueous ammonia solution 1.5 parts by weight Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight IRA of BASF AG) Water 32.5 parts by weight 100.0 parts by weight
  • the above dispersion for forming the cationic layer is knife-coated in a quantity of 10 g/m 2 onto a 50 ⁇ m thick siliconized paper support.
  • the water is then evaporated off at around 100° C. by passing warm air over.
  • the aqueous dispersion for forming the anionic layer is then knife-coated in the same way onto the surface of the already formed cationic layer and the water is subsequently evaporated therefrom.
  • the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is then formed on this layer combination by applying the aqueous dispersion described above in a quantity of 5 g/m 2 .
  • the water is evaporated off as described above.
  • Aqueous copolymer dispersion of n-butyl acrylate 30.0 parts by weight and styrene (45%) (Acronal ® S 725, BASF AG) Aqueous carboxyfunctional acrylate copolymer 10.0 parts by weight (69%) (Acronal ® V 205, BASF AG) Aqueous polyvinyl propionate (50%) 1.0 part by weight (Propiofan ® 6 D, BASF AG) Water 4.0 parts by weight Sodium salt of a polyacrylic acid (40% in water) 0.5 part by weight (Indunal ® NKS, Indulor Chemie) Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight IRA, BASF AG) Mixture of fatty acid, polyglycol derivatives and 1.0 part by weight hydrocarbons (Dehydran ® 1227) Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 50.0 parts by weight Kemira, Finland)
  • This dispersion is used instead of the dispersion of Example 1 with which the anionic transfer layer was formed.
  • the formulation is designed to be tacky so that there is no need here to form a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, as in Example 1.
  • the dispersion is applied in a quantity of 10 g/m 2 .
  • Example 1 is repeated with the modification that the dispersion described there for forming the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is replaced by the following formulation.
  • Aqueous acrylate dispersion (50%) (Freihoff- 65.0 parts by weight Dispersion VP 859/6, Freihoff-Chemie) Aluminium paste (65%) (Aquasilber LPW 1380, 2.0 parts by weight Schlenk AG) 25% aqueous ammonia solution 1.5 parts by weight Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight IRA of BASF AG) Water 30.5 parts by weight 100.0 parts by weight
  • This formulation is knife-coated onto the anionic transfer layer formed beforehand in a quantity of 5 g/m 2 by the same procedure as described in Example 1.

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Abstract

Multi-layer flexible transfer tapes are provided which are useful for covering printing or typing errors in texts or drawings so that corrections may be made. The transfer tapes are characterized by the inclusion of two binder-containing pigmented transfer layers, wherein one transfer layer is cationic and the other transfer layer is anionic.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a multilayer flexible transfer tape comprising a backing and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, at least one binder-containing pigmented transfer layer being present between the backing and the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive and showing greater adhesion to the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive than to the backing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A transfer tape of the type described above is known, for example, from DE 196 17 850 C1. This document describes a transfer tape in which a pigmented, particularly white-pigmented, transfer layer, then another pigmented transfer layer containing a non-white pigment and finally the layer of contact adhesive are arranged on a conventional backing. This tape is particularly effective in covering the transfer layer without any significant loss of “whiteness”. The known tape is advantageously used in roll form in hand-held “rollers” so that the transfer layer can be applied simply, quickly and uniformly to a substrate in order to cover printing/typing errors in texts or drawings so that corrections may be made. The transfer layer applied can then be written on, for example with a fountain pen or ball-point pen. In some cases, it has been found in connection with such corrections that the dyes in the lettering covered by the tape migrate to the surface of the covering layer applied, particularly under the influence of moisture, so that the covered letting can be seen again.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the problem addressed by the present invention was to further develop the transfer tape mentioned at the beginning in such a way that the “strike-through” of covered lettering would be eliminated without any adverse effect on the desirable properties, particularly the covering power of the transfer layer.
According to the invention, the solution to this problem is characterized in that the transfer tape comprises two binder-containing pigmented transfer layers, one of the pigmented transfer layers being cationic and the other pigmented transfer layer being anionic.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are defined in the subsidiary claims. In these embodiments, the two transfer layers have a thickness of about 5 to 25 g/m2 and a total thickness of about 15 to 30 g/m2. The separate adhesive layer preferably has a thickness of about 1 to 5 g/m2 and more preferably in the range from about 2 to 4 g/m2. Particularly good effects are obtained if a fine-particle metal powder, more particularly fine-particle aluminium, is present in the anionic transfer layer and/or in the adhesive layer. The fine-particle metal powder is preferably present in the form of platelets. The platelet-like aluminium particles advantageously have a thickness of about 3 to 10 μm and a diameter of about 4 to 17 μm. The quantity of fine-particle metal powder used is between about 0.1 and 3.5% by weight, based on the particular dry layer. Particularly favorable effects are obtained if the anionic transfer layer is located between the cationic transfer layer and the adhesive layer. If the fine-particle metal powder is present in the adhesive layer, the sequence of the anionic and cationic transfer layers is of no relevance. In individual cases, it is of particular advantage if, as seen from the backing, the cationic transfer layer is applied first, followed by an adhesive, anionic transfer layer with no further layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the adhesive anionic transfer layer in particular containing fine-particle metal, more particularly fine-particle aluminium.
The basic concept of the present invention is that, irrespective of the sequence in the layer structure of the transfer tape, the transfer tape comprises a cationic and additionally an anionic transfer layer. The terms “anionic” and “cationic” will readily be understood by the expert. The transfer layers are preferably prepared using binder dispersions, i.e. dispersions containing solid small polymer particles, more particularly in aqueous form. Commercially obtainable cationic and anionic aqueous dispersions may be used, for example cationic aqueous dispersions commercially obtainable as Acronal®) 280 KD (from BASF AG), Butonal® LS 170 K (from BASF AG), Jagotex® AL 2463 (from Jäger), cationic solutions obtainable, for example, as Worleecryl® (cationic pure acrylate solution, clear to slightly milky solution, on the one hand 25% in water (7712 W) and on the other hand 40% in water/isopropanol (40:20) (7712), pH value 5 in either case) (from Worlee Chemie GmbH, Hamburg) and anionic aqueous dispersions obtainable as Acronal® S 725 and S 726 (butyl acrylate/styrene copolymer) (from BASF AG), as Acronal® V 205 (from BASF AG), as Styrofan® D 422 and Propiofan® 6D (from BASF AG). The activities mentioned are attributable to the particular surfactant used in the emulsion polymerization process. In the case of an anionic dispersion, anionic surfactants a carboxyl group (—COO−) are used as stabilizers in the emulsion polymerization. These groups face outwards from the dispersed polymer particles. In the case of the cationic dispersions, cationic surfactants which almost without exception contain a quaternary ammonium ion (—N+(R3)) as hydrophilic group are used in the emulsion polymerization process. This information is all the expert needs to choose suitable commercially available ionic aqueous dispersions for achieving the objects of the invention. Reference is made in this connection to Dr. H. Stache “Tensid-Taschenbuch”, Carl Hanser Verlag München/Wien, 1979, pp. 2/3 and Römpps Chemie-Lexikon, 7th Edition, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1992, Vol. 6, p. 4495, right-hand column to 4499, left-hand column.
Accordingly, the above-mentioned aqueous dispersions and solutions are preferably used in the production of the transfer layers to be formed in accordance with the invention. The above list of aqueous dispersions/solutions is by no means complete and, in particular, is not limiting in regard to their choice. On the contrary, it is quite clear to the expert that other binders may also be used, especially since the essence of the invention does not lie in the type of binder used, but solely in the cationic or anionic character of the transfer layer. The concentration of the binder in the dispersion is not critical. As a rough guide, it may be between about 25 and 70% by weight and is preferably between about 40 and 60% by weight. The aqueous dispersion for forming the transfer layers is applied to the backing in a quantity of preferably about 15 to 35 g/m2 (dry weight) and more preferably about 18 to 25 g/m2, this quantity representing the total quantity of both transfer layers, i.e. the cationic and anonic transfer layer.
Typical additives, for example foam inhibitors, wetting agents and the like, may be used in the production of the various layers.
The layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive may consist of commercially available pressure-sensitive adhesives, for example the Freihoff-Dispersion VP 859/6. The above-described materials of the individual layers of the transfer tape according to the invention generally satisfy the basic requirement that the adhesive tension between the backing and the transfer layers mentioned is lower than between the transfer layers and the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (cf. DE 196 17 850 C1).
Technologically, the invention may be explained as follows: most of the dyes in writing fluids are synthetic dyes based on aromatic or heterocyclic compounds. The dyes are either ionic (for example all water-soluble dyes) and nonionic compounds (for example dispersions dyes). Among the ionic dyes, there are anionic and cationic types. The anionic dyes have a negatively charged dye ion while the cationic dyes have a positively charged dye ion so that, previously, a distinction was generally drawn between acidic and basic dyes. It has been found that, irrespective of the particular type of lettering, i.e. whether it contains an anionic or cationic dye, the present invention—in the covering of a writing/printing error for example—enables the troublesome migration of the dyes through the covering layer to be eliminated. If the lettering contains an anionic dye, the cationic transfer layer of the transfer tape according to the invention blocks any migration. In the case of a cationic dye, this blocking effect is developed by the anionic covering layer (cationic dye binds to the anionic layer, etc.). Here, the dye does not migrate through the polymer itself, but through microvoids present in the transfer layer. If the dye migrates through those voids, it automatically comes into contact with the active and outwardly directed parts of the surfactants present on the surface of the polymer particles and is arrested by corresponding interaction.
The advantages obtainable through the invention may be summarized as follows: the above-mentioned strike-through of covered lettering is eliminated in the required manner without any adverse effect on the desirable properties or on the covering power of the transfer layer. Writing/printing can be permanently covered.
The invention is illustrated by the following Examples.
EXAMPLE 1
The following aqueous dispersions were prepared to form the various layers of the transfer tape according to the invention.
Dispersion for the Cationic Transfer Layer
Aqueous acrylate solution (25% in 35.0 parts by weight
water/Worleécryl ® 7712 W (Worleé Chemie
GmbH, Hamburg)
Water 15.3 parts by weight
Alkylammonium salt of polycarboxylic acids 1.0 part by weight
(Lactimon ® WS, Byk Chemie GmbH)
Defoamer (hydrophilic silicone-like components 0.2 part by weight
in mineral oil) (Byk ® 034)
Amorphous silica (Syloid ® 244, Grace, USA) 5.0 parts by weight
Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 43.5 parts by weight
Kemira, Finland)
100.0 parts by weight
Dispersion for the Anionic Transfer Layer
Aqueous copolymer dispersion of n-butyl acrylate 36.0 parts by weight
and styrene (45%) (Acronal ® S 725, BASF AG)
Aqueous carboxyfunctional acrylate copolymer 4.0 parts by weight
(69%) (Acronal ® V 205, BASF AG)
Aqueous polyvinyl propionate (50%) 1.0 part by weight
(Propiofan ® 6 D, BASF AG)
Water 4.5 parts by weight
Sodium salt of a polyacrylic acid (40% in water) 0.5 part by weight
(Indunal ® NKS, Indulor Chemie)
Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight
IRA, BASF AG)
Mixture of fatty acid, polyglycol derivatives and 1.0 part by weight
hydrocarbons (Dehydran ® 1227)
Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 50.0 parts by weight
Kemira, Finland)
Sodium aluminium silicate (Ketjensil SM 405, 2.0 parts by weight
Akzo-Chemie)
100.0 parts by weight
For Forming the Layer of Pressure-sensitive Adhesive
Aqueous acrylate dispersion (50%) (Freihoff- 65.0 parts by weight
Dispersion VP 859/6, Freihoff-Chemie)
25% aqueous ammonia solution 1.5 parts by weight
Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight
IRA of BASF AG)
Water 32.5 parts by weight
100.0 parts by weight
The above dispersion for forming the cationic layer is knife-coated in a quantity of 10 g/m2 onto a 50 μm thick siliconized paper support. The water is then evaporated off at around 100° C. by passing warm air over. The aqueous dispersion for forming the anionic layer is then knife-coated in the same way onto the surface of the already formed cationic layer and the water is subsequently evaporated therefrom. The layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is then formed on this layer combination by applying the aqueous dispersion described above in a quantity of 5 g/m2. The water is evaporated off as described above.
EXAMPLE 2
The procedure is as described in Example 1 except that the following formulation is used to form the anionic layer.
Aqueous copolymer dispersion of n-butyl acrylate 30.0 parts by weight
and styrene (45%) (Acronal ® S 725, BASF AG)
Aqueous carboxyfunctional acrylate copolymer 10.0 parts by weight
(69%) (Acronal ® V 205, BASF AG)
Aqueous polyvinyl propionate (50%) 1.0 part by weight
(Propiofan ® 6 D, BASF AG)
Water 4.0 parts by weight
Sodium salt of a polyacrylic acid (40% in water) 0.5 part by weight
(Indunal ® NKS, Indulor Chemie)
Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight
IRA, BASF AG)
Mixture of fatty acid, polyglycol derivatives and 1.0 part by weight
hydrocarbons (Dehydran ® 1227)
Titanium dioxide (rutile) (Finntitan RDD, 50.0 parts by weight
Kemira, Finland)
Sodium aluminium silicate (Ketjensil SM 405, 2.0 parts by weight
Akzo-Chemie)
Aqueous aluminium paste (65% (Aquasilber LPW 0.5 part by weight
1380, Schlenk AG)
100.0 parts by weight
A This dispersion is used instead of the dispersion of Example 1 with which the anionic transfer layer was formed. The formulation is designed to be tacky so that there is no need here to form a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, as in Example 1. The dispersion is applied in a quantity of 10 g/m2.
EXAMPLE 3
Example 1 is repeated with the modification that the dispersion described there for forming the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is replaced by the following formulation.
Aqueous acrylate dispersion (50%) (Freihoff- 65.0 parts by weight
Dispersion VP 859/6, Freihoff-Chemie)
Aluminium paste (65%) (Aquasilber LPW 1380, 2.0 parts by weight
Schlenk AG)
25% aqueous ammonia solution 1.5 parts by weight
Na salt of a sulfosuccinic acid ester (Lumiten ® 1.0 part by weight
IRA of BASF AG)
Water 30.5 parts by weight
100.0 parts by weight
This formulation is knife-coated onto the anionic transfer layer formed beforehand in a quantity of 5 g/m2 by the same procedure as described in Example 1.

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What is claimed is:
1. A multi-layer flexible transfer tape comprising a backing, a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and two binder-containing pigmented transfer layers, which are different from the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein at least one binder-containing pigmented transfer layers are present between the backing and the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, one of the binder-containing pigmented transfer layers is cationic, and one of the binder-containing pigmented transfer layers is anionic.
2. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 1 wherein each of the binder-containing pigmented transfer layers has a thickness of about 5 to about 25 g/m2 and the total thickness of the binder-containing pigmented transfer layers is about 15 to about 30 g/m2.
3. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 1 wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness of about 1 to about 5 g/m2.
4. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 1 wherein a fine particle metal powder is present in one or both of the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer and the adhesive layer.
5. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 4 wherein the fine particle metal powder is comprised of aluminum.
6. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 4 wherein the fine particle metal powder is present in the form of platelets.
7. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 6 wherein the platelets have a thickness of about 3 to about 10 μm and a diameter of about 4 to about 1 7 μm.
8. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 4 wherein the fine particle metal powder comprises about 0.1 to about 3.5% by weight of the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer or adhesive layer in which the fine particle metal powder is present.
9. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 1 wherein the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer is located between the cationic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer and the adhesive layer.
10. A multi-layer flexible transfer tape comprising
(a) a backing;
(b) an anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer having a thickness of about 5 g/m2 to about 25 g/m2;
(c) a cationic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer having a thickness of about 5 g/m2 to about 25 g/m2; and
(d) a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of about 1 g/m2 to about 5 g/m2;
wherein the cationic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer is located between the backing and the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer and the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer is located between the cationic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
11. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 10 wherein about 0.1 to about 3.5% by weight of fine particle metal powder comprised of aluminum is present in one or both of the anionic binder-containing pigmented transfer layer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
12. The multi-layer flexible transfer tape of claim 11 wherein the fine particle metal powder is in the form of platelets having a thickness of about 3 to about 10 μm and a diameter of about 4 to about 17 μm.
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